Job Description

Job Offer: Security Specialist

Location: Toronto

Contract Duration: 1 year

Work Mode: Hybrid

Start Date: April 7th

Why Join Us?

Astek is a global leader in technology consulting. With 9,600 experts worldwide, we guide our clients through digital transformation by developing innovative solutions.

In Canada, we excel in IT and engineering. We collaborate with leading companies to tackle major technological challenges, putting innovation, collaboration, and excellence at the heart of our actions.

Join a passionate and committed team ready to bring your ideas to life.

About the Role

On behalf of our client in the Banking industry , Astek Canada is seeking a motivated Security Specialist ready to take on new challenges.

Your Responsibilities

As a Security Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Understand architecture diagrams and provide input into application design
• Perform systems administration: monitor, configure, back-up, authenticate, tune, maintain, install, script, monitor applications, services, and systems.
• Script installs and stand-up infrastructure in both private/public Cloud
• Identify issues, develop, and maintain processes that address and resolve them, (and be sure to communicate/alert stakeholders as needed).
• Design, implement and maintain an automated build and install/deploy process; develop and maintain build scripts of projects and/or products.
• Perform Release Engineering functions for either cloud or non-cloud services, products and platforms
• Ensure effective change management (using ServiceNow).
• Give specialized support (like research, installation, configuration, L3 support) and meets or exceeds established standards/service levels, while minimizing operational risk.
• Design, review, integrate infrastructure and application requirements (non-functional, security, integration, performance, quality, operations etc.).
• Build/deploy base infrastructure components (e.g. Azure capabilities including Virtual Machines, ASE, AKS, Blob storage, geo-replication, etc.) and application services for all environments. Help evolve the base infrastructure and operational environment, deploy new technologies in Azure and other cloud providers.
• Maintain base infrastructure components, work with vendors (Azure) to report problems, and receive fixes.
• Create and document disaster and business recovery plans and procedures.

Your Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• Diplomas/certificates Undergraduate degree or technical certificate.
• 5 to 10 years' relevant experience.

Key Skills:

• Windows administration and powershell experience.
• Database experience, maintaining and managing MsSQL databases (SSRS/SSIS).
• Cloud experience e.g. Azure Services including IaaS, IaC.
• Configuration management tools e.g. SALT, terraform, Ansible or CHEF.
• Development/Engineering experience e.g. Powershell, Bash, Shell, Python.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, engineering mindset (must be able to demonstrate this in interviews).
• Jenkins, Github, Bitbucket, Nexus or similar toolsets.

Nice to have

• Linux.
• High-Performance Computing clusters (e.g. HPC Pack).
• Splunk, DataDog, ITRS, Sensu, Foglight, ELK.
• AutoSys, ServiceNow, JIRA, Confluence.
• Databricks, Blob, Event Hub.

Personal Qualities:

• Analytical and solution-oriented mindset.
• Team collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Autonomy and rigor in managing priorities.

The Astek Advantages

• Personalized CARE plan for our employees.
• Diversity & Inclusion Charter.

Ready to Take on the Challenge?

Apply now by sending your CV and discover a rewarding career at Astek Canada.

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